WASHINGTON – Call it a hidden ally: The right germs just might be able to help fight fat. Different kinds of bacteria that live inside the gut can help spur obesity or protect against it, say scientists at Washington University in St. Louis who transplanted intestinal germs from fat or lean people into mice and […]
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Bulletin Board
Libby-Mitchell Legion baseball will hold tryouts for the 2014 season at 8 a.m. Sunday at Scarborough High. Players should bring their original copy birth certificate, cleats, gloves and hat. Coaches will also have players fill out a tryout registration form. Libby-Mitchell sponsors both a Junior Legion team of younger players and a Senior Legion team […]
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POLITICS AND OTHER MISTAKES: Freedom ain’t free
I never knew the Maine Heritage Policy Center was such a fan of former Democratic Gov. John Baldacci. Until recently, the right-wing think tank had appeared unrelentingly critical of Baldacci’s policies. And not without reason. Baldacci floundered through eight years in office, from 2003 to 2011, consolidating local school districts (a massive failure that was […]
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Westbrook Community Bulletin Board – 8/29
Haz-waste collection Sept. 14 Westbrook Public Services, 371 Saco St., has scheduled the annual Household Hazardous Waste collection for Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m.- 1 p.m. As usual, the collection is open to Westbrook residents only and proof of residency is required. The event is being held at the Public Services Garage on Saco […]
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Religion Calendar
Sunday Outdoor worship service and picnic, 11 a.m., sponsored by Chestnut Street Baptist Church and held at Camden Hills State Park. All are welcome. Healing service, 1 p.m., with Rosary, teaching and laying on of hands. Holy Rosary services are held daily. The Little House of Prayer, 8 Little House of Prayer Drive, Biddeford. For […]
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Heeding Freeport clammers’ complaints, state leads green crab study
A Maine Department of Marine Resources statewide study on the presence of invasive green crabs, which are thought to be responsible for depleting shellfish stocks in Maine, has given further credence to what Freeport clammers have known for months. “This represents a historic day for all Maine fishermen,” said Freeport resident Chad Coffin, president of […]
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Healthy food kills some students’ appetites
After just one year, some schools around the country are dropping out of the healthier new federal lunch program, complaining that so many students turned up their noses at meals packed with whole grains, fruits and vegetables that the cafeterias were losing money. Federal officials say they don’t have exact numbers but have seen isolated […]
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Woman who fled with children to S.C. back in Maine
Police say Bethmarie Retamozzo was supposed to take her children to a park for a supervised visit but never showed up.
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Apply for free school lunch
With the start of the new school year, the Maine Department of Education has released the eligibility criteria to qualify for free or reduced school meals and milk. Students from families whose annual income is equal to or less than the federal income guidelines are eligible for free or reduced priced meals, free milk for […]
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Alumni getting big Falcon Pride boost
FREEPORT – Falcon Pride, a charitable organization established in 2012 to provide financial assistance to Freeport High School alumni who are ill and facing high medical bills, will be holding two fundraisers Aug. 28 to benefit Tom Bennett Sr., Freeport class of ’72, and the family of Becca Thoits Puckett, a 1989 Freeport graduate who […]